Method and apparatus for image capture and transmission in a mobile communication device
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1. A mobile communication device for capturing and transmitting images, the mobile communication device comprising:
- a control unit adapted to control the operation of the mobile communication device;
a capture unit adapted to capture either a single still image or a plurality of consecutive still images, wherein the capture unit is further adapted to capture the plurality of consecutive still images according to units of time set by a user;
a multimedia processing unit adapted to generate a moving image by processing the plurality of consecutive still images captured by the capture unit and to generate a multimedia message under control of the control unit wherein the multimedia message comprises the moving image; and
a radio unit adapted to transmit the multimedia message.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for capturing and transmitting a plurality of consecutive still images that look like moving images. An MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) message is generated using stored consecutive still images and a SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) application with the MMS message transmitted to a recipient.
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1. A mobile communication device for capturing and transmitting images, the mobile communication device comprising:
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a control unit adapted to control the operation of the mobile communication device; a capture unit adapted to capture either a single still image or a plurality of consecutive still images, wherein the capture unit is further adapted to capture the plurality of consecutive still images according to units of time set by a user; a multimedia processing unit adapted to generate a moving image by processing the plurality of consecutive still images captured by the capture unit and to generate a multimedia message under control of the control unit wherein the multimedia message comprises the moving image; and a radio unit adapted to transmit the multimedia message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for capturing and transmitting images in a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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capturing either a single still image or a plurality of consecutive still images of a subject, wherein capturing the single still image or the plurality of consecutive still images comprises processing an input from a user to determine units of time for capturing the single still image or the plurality of consecutive still images; generating a multimedia message comprising a moving image by processing the plurality of captured consecutive still images; and transmitting the multimedia message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile terminal for capturing and transmitting images, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a control unit adapted to control the operation of the mobile terminal; a capture unit adapted to capture either a single still image or a plurality of consecutive still images, wherein the capture unit is adapted to capture the plurality of still images according to units of time set by a user; a multimedia processing unit adapted to generate a moving image by processing the plurality of consecutive still images using a SMIL application and to generate a multimedia message under control of the control unit wherein the multimedia message comprises the moving image; a program unit adapted to provide the SMIL application to the multimedia processing unit; an input/output unit adapted to display the multimedia message; a radio unit adapted to transmit the multimedia message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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